AnAge entry for Deroptyus accipitrinus

Classification (HAGRID: 01237)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
            Order: Psittaciformes (Taxon entry)
                Family: Psittacidae
                    Genus: Deroptyus
Species: Deroptyus accipitrinus
Common name: Red-fan parrot

Maximum longevity: 21.8 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 575
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: One specimen lived for 21.8 years in captivity [0575]. Another specimen was still alive after 21.6 years in captivity [0669]. It has been reported that these animals can live up to 38.2 years in captivity [0979], but this has not been verified; the same study reported that these animals can breed from about 5 years of age in captivity.

: No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.

No information on metabolism is available.

[0979] Young et al. (2012), Survival on the ark: life history trends in captive parrots (PubMed)
[0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
[0669] Brouwer et al. (2000), Longevity records for Psittaciformes in captivity
[0575] Flower (1938), Furter notes on the duration of life in animals. IV. Birds